Bruno Wolff III <bruno@xxxxxxxx> writes: > On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 17:05:49 +0100, > lee <lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>Why is the network manager going crazy and doesn't stick with the >>information I'm giving it, and how do I fix this? Name resolution going >>down because /etc/resolv.conf keeps getting overwritten causes very >>annoying interruptions. > > Do you have a wireless interface? Setting up a wireless connection can > modify /etc/resolv.conf. No, just two on-board wired ethernet interfaces one of which I turned off. That couldn't be handled with networkmanager ... >>I know I could disable network manager, but that isn't really a >>solution. I need it solved before I go to sleep, though. > > Why not? If you aren't using wireless networks, the network service > should be easy to use as a replacement. All the Fedora documentation says I shouldn't disable it, and I don't know well enough yet how things are done in Fedora to decide whether it's a good idea to disable it or not. Having a service running that constantly monitors and changes the files is certainly a bad idea. -- Fedora 17 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
